I used to like reading cartoon brew. Maybe it was when Jerry Beck was part of the site. Now, admittedly I read it much like looking at a tabloid on a news stand at the grocery store. Its very entertaining. It’s really become quite a negative site though. Amid, in all seriousness, whats up?. I do like to reading strong opinions, but lately, there seems to be something about many of the posts that lend themselves to a sort of bitterness. Maybe its me but I do find there to be a lot of articles that tend to dig at a particular studio…I know negativity sells though…

Maybe the name of the site would be better called Cartoon Concoction.

Just my opinion. Come on guys, we are making cartoons..

Andrew

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Dr. Gordon

That being said I appreciate the work that goes into keeping it going.

December 10, 2015 @ 5:55 pm

Tal

I’m not an animator, but I’ve been fascinated by the art form for my whole life. I used to read CB regularly, like 2-3 times a day, but the negativity/doom-and-gloom/snarkiness made me quit. Sometimes I’ll go to see if there are any book announcements and I get tense just anticipating what hostility the page load will deliver. I miss the days of wacky field reports from Iceland and all that fun stuff.

December 10, 2015 @ 7:27 pm

Chris M

I’ve been noticing this, too. CB seems to revel in finding anything negative to report, especially about that particular studio, and leave it up as the main banner story for days. But it seems to be what the commentor base wants to read. Most comments jump on the negativity wagon and any contrary opinions are pounced on heavily.

I prefer AWN.com and OnAnimation.com for my news and celebration of the things being done today.

December 12, 2015 @ 3:43 am

Mike

Well said

December 13, 2015 @ 10:16 pm

Daniel Rodriguez

I agree. I thought it was just me.

December 16, 2015 @ 10:12 pm

Fantino

I guess Amid is just as disappointed as some of us by the direction this “particular studio” has taken with all the sequels, director shifts and the wage-fixing thing.

Seriously Andrew, Pixar used to stand for the ideals of animation. Personally, Pixar was the reason I started a career in animation, which I’m too thankful for, but these days it’s hardly recognizable. It’s hard not to feel let down like Mr. Amidi sometimes.

I understand it should feel kinda personal to you and all the other extremely talented artists working over there. I would love to hear another side to the story, but silence means consent and this post is the closest I’ve seen to an official statement explaining what’s going on. All we see is executives pretending everything’s all right when it really doesn’t feel that way, and that’s what hurts the most, and reading Amid’s posts is a bit of a cathartic release. Pity it should be like this.

Cheers to all the talented people at the studio.

December 19, 2015 @ 10:25 pm

Andrew

Fantino

I can see your point.I just feel as if there is some vendetta against Pixar. Its frustrating to see who hard it is to get a job in animation, especially for students coming into the industry. Pixar had two original films this year. Its not always going to be that way. 2015 produced 2 original films. I guess I dont understand why Amid is let down? In the end you have to see the big picture which is hopefully that Pixar is and will always try to do original, fun entertainment. I also got into the biz because of how they told stories. Thanks for the comment. -Andrew

December 26, 2015 @ 8:24 pm

Jules

To CB’s credit I really don’t believe there’s any vendetta, like magazines or newspapers back in the day it was called satire and it has always targeted people in management and specifically the “bosses”.
Years back people said the same thing about Amid on Dreamworks, and yet I’ve never that many articles showcasing the work of the artists of that studio and all other major ones in the US including yours People will always check it out for the due credit given to the artists, I never felt pure hostility to be honest.

Fantino made a great point about people’s feeling on the wage-fixing scheme that plagues the atmosphere with a deafening silence from the inside. It’s a super sensitive issue that’s tough to talk about openly yet it’s important CB covers that information even if it’s unpleasant to hear.
It’s like working at the White House and reading the criticism about the President and his government in the newspapers, nothing’s perfect despite all the efforts at the bottom.

I’m sure you get the point and it’s always healthy anyway to champion diversity despite our differences. There wouldn’t be a Charlie Hebdo or Chicken Robot if we all didn’t agree to disagree.